On the way back to Beijing, Huo Sijin and his entourage made dozens of assassinations, large and small, one after another, and then none of them succeeded.

In the end, Master Du entered the capital safe and sound, but he looked haggard and embarrassed. After so many assassinations, his life was fine, but some skin injuries were inevitable.

Master Du was originally a scholar, and he had been an official in Huzhou for several years, and he was even more pampered, where did he suffer so many skin injuries. The wounds on the body are just that, and the pain and endurance are over, but the assassinations along the way are continuous, and the goal is to kill him every time, Lord Du's heart is like hanging a sword, for fear that one day, he will die under the sword if he is not careful.

The body and mind were hit twice, and it was strange that Lord Du could not be haggard.

The haggard person is not only Lord Du, but also Cheng Enhou. Cheng Enhou originally thought that killing a Du Yan was a trivial matter, who had ever wanted to arrange dozens of assassinations, but they were all unsuccessful.

As soon as the crown prince Chu Zheng escorted Du Yan into the gate of the capital, Cheng Enhou immediately hurriedly approached the five princes to discuss countermeasures.

"What? Du Yancai is not dead? The fifth prince, Chu Heng's face changed abruptly, "Uncle, didn't you say that this matter is on you?" Why is Du Yancai not only not dead now, but also alive in the capital! ”

Such a trivial matter, Chu Heng originally didn't take it to heart, plus Cheng Enhou had already said that this matter would be handed over to him to deal with, Chu Heng didn't ask anymore, who would have thought that Cheng Enhou brought him bad news today.

Cheng Enhou also sighed, "It's me who underestimated the prince, I arranged a lot of killers along the way, but they all failed." Your Highness, it seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is surrounded by masters, far more powerful than we imagined. ”

Chu Heng's face was displeased, "Chu Zheng didn't die at the border pass, it must be indispensable for the protection of the master." ”

This is very sour, in the past, when Chu Zheng was at the border, although he was the prince, but others were not in the capital, so many ministers in the court were headed by him. But I didn't expect that more than ten years later, Chu Zheng came back from the border pass and brought back countless military exploits.

Chu Heng will never forget the day Chu Zheng returned to the capital, wearing an armor and robe, majestic and majestic, and even the horses under his crotch were full of energy, attracting everyone's attention.

It wasn't until that moment that Chu Hengfang reacted, although Chu Zheng had not been in the capital for all these years, and there was no one in the court, but he had great military achievements and military power in his hands, as soon as he returned to Beijing, there would be people who wanted to take refuge.

Chu Heng regretted it, he knew that he also went to the border to take a walk, and made military exploits, which was also impressive.

Later, Chu Heng told Empress Yao and her uncle Cheng Enhou about this idea, but they immediately opposed it. The reason is very simple: Chu Zheng has been at the border for many years, and even if Chu Heng goes to the border pass, he will not have the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. What's more, the battlefield is dangerous, the sword has no eyes, and if you are not careful, you may even lose your name.

Empress Yao comforted her son, it doesn't matter, what if Chu Zheng has military merits? The court is full of my son's power, and even if Chu Zheng comes back, he, the crown prince, is just a virtual figure.

Although Chu Heng agreed with Empress Yao's words, he had a different idea in his heart. Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has made great achievements, really just a fictitious one?

Over the course of the year, there are answers everywhere.

What others can't do, Chu Zheng can. It has only been a year since he returned to Beijing, but he has been impressive everywhere, and there are already many old ministers in the court who have praised Chu Zheng a lot.

Seeing that Chu Zheng's status in the overweight was getting higher and higher, Empress Yao and the Marquis of Cheng'en were anxious, so they sent people to release rumors that Chu Zheng was violent and ferocious, plus Chu Zheng himself was indeed violent and indifferent, and the rumors spread too much, and they became true, so the courtiers would avoid the prince Chu Zheng.

Although there are not many people in the court who support Chu Zheng, he is a righteous prince and has military exploits, which Chu Heng cannot compare with in any case.

Chu Heng was jealous of him, and his heart was sour with jealousy, but he didn't want to show it on the surface, so he could only bury his jealousy deep in his heart.

"Your Highness, the top priority is how to deal with Du Yancai, he can't live, if he lives, sooner or later he will confess to us."

It's time to burn his eyebrows, and Cheng Enhou doesn't have the spare time to say something sour. All he was thinking about at the moment was how to solve Du Yancai.

Chu Heng said lightly: "What can be done, my father ordered him to be locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department, and find an opportunity for him to die in prison, and if he dies, he will never be able to open his mouth again." ”

Even if Du Yan entered the capital, he could still kill him.

"I'm afraid it's not that easy." Chengenhou is not as simple as Chu Heng thought, "Along the way, I sent so many killers to see Du Yan and kill him, it can be seen that the prince wants to save his life, and now that he has entered the capital, the prince will not relax his vigilance." ”

Solving Du Yan on the road is the easiest and safest way to do, but the easiest thing to do has failed, and now that you have entered the capital, it will only be more difficult.

"The Shangshu of the Criminal Department is our person, and the prince's hand can't reach through." Chu Heng snorted lightly, his tone was quite disdainful, "This matter is not difficult to do, quietly poison Du Yancai's food and poison him." ”

Chu Heng said simply, but Cheng Enhou still frowned, "But Du Yan was poisoned in prison, and a discerning person knew that there was a problem in the prison of the Criminal Department at a glance." His Majesty was already extremely angry at Du Yancai's greed for ink, Du Yancai died, let alone the crown prince at that time, even His Majesty would send someone to investigate. ”

Since it is a check, then it is very likely that they will be checked. Not to mention whether Du Yancai can be killed smoothly, just say that in order to solve a Du Yancai, he ended up on fire, which is not a good way.

"What if you don't?" Chu Heng's tone was a little impatient, "Uncle, you are always so forward-looking, Du Yancai has already entered Beijing, if you don't do it again, there will be no chance." ”

Chu Heng has always felt that his uncle Cheng Enhou is indecisive and looks forward to doing things, so that the opportunity is delayed. He was anxious and blurted out, "If my uncle is afraid of finding out about himself, he should find a scapegoat in advance." ”

Cheng Enhou heard this, but he went to his heart, and found a scapegoat in advance, as long as the arrangements were made, His Majesty might not suspect them at that time. As for whether Chu Zheng will doubt it, Cheng Enhou doesn't care, as long as His Majesty is not suspicious, then the matter can be passed smoothly.

"Okay, just do what Your Highness says, and I'll arrange it." Cheng Enhou twisted his beard thoughtfully.

Chu Heng looked at his uncle, "Don't miss this time." "The last time Cheng Enhou proposed to kill Du Yancai, he also had this look, but he was disappointed.

Cheng Enhou had a sneer on his face, "Your Highness rest assured." ”

Over the years, many of Chu Heng's things have been done by him, and he rarely made mistakes, but this time a trivial matter like assassinating Du Yancai has not failed repeatedly, which makes Cheng Enhou feel very embarrassed.

"Your Highness, then I'll go back and arrange this matter and take my leave." Cheng Enhou's face was a little unbearable, so he simply took advantage of this matter to retreat.

As soon as Cheng Enhou walked to the gate of the palace, he happened to meet Chu Zheng and Huo Sijin and others.

Chu Zheng and Huo Sijin walked in front, followed by a few guards, and Du Yancai, who was wearing shackles.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is coming back from Huzhou?" Although Cheng Enhou is the uncle of the country, it stands to reason that he is an elder, but who made Chu Zheng the prince, Cheng Enhou saw Chu Zheng, and could only salute respectfully.

Chu Zheng hummed lightly, didn't say anything else, and walked forward past Cheng Enhou.

Chu Zheng's indifferent attitude was arrogant in the eyes of Cheng Enhou. After Chu Zheng left, his face instantly collapsed.

Huo Sijin and a few guards also bowed to Cheng Enhou and bowed slightly and left. A few people walked in front of Cheng Enhou, and then Du Yancai.

Du Yancai's head raised slightly, and then lowered it instantly. He had seen Cheng Enhou, and the person who forced him to do the thing of greedy ink was Cheng Enhou.

It was also Cheng Enhou who said to him, Master Du, you were born in a poor family, and you worked hard to gain fame, isn't it for glory and wealth? But if you look at you now, it is difficult to make meritorious achievements as an official in Huzhou, which is the most flooded and most serious, and your official position will not be promoted. If you want to live a good life, you have to learn to be flexible......